The EUFIN – Conference of AinE is a leading platform for academics to share research and engage in contemporary accounting and policy debates.
The conference combines:
• Parallel sessions for presenting and discussing academic papers
• Plenary sessions bringing together academics, standard setters, regulators, practitioners, and stakeholders
Topics of interest align with AinE’s aims and scope, and include, but are not limited to: financial and sustainability reporting, standard setting and enforcement; governance and auditing; accountability; and tax in Europe or for Europe from a global perspective.
We look forward to welcoming participants who share our commitment to advancing accounting research and practice across Europe and beyond.
Accounting in Europe, it’s us!
The EUFIN workshops were launched in 2005 by a group of accounting scholars within the AinE network.
Their vision:
1. Connect research with real-world challenges
2. Support early-career scholars with constructive feedback
The group was led by Axel Haller and Peter Walton, alongside Ann Jorissen, Brigitte Eierle, David Cairns, Eva Eberhartinger, Lisa Evans, and Christopher Nobes.
The EUFIN network owes much to their dedication and commitment to promoting high-quality, impactful research!
In 2023, the EUFIN workshop was revamped to EUFIN – Conference of AinE.
As Andrei Filip, then Editor of AinE, remarked, “after 20 years of dating, it was time for a marriage”.
This new chapter introduced new governance guidelines (available here), formalized the relationship with the European Accounting Association and its Committees, and defined the overall conference structure.
The Conference now offers a dedicated platform for EAA Committees working in areas linked to the journal’s scope to share their work and discuss issues aligned with their strategic priorities.
The current format also strengthens the long-standing commitment to early-career scholars and PhD students through a Paper Development Workshop, designed to provide detailed feedback on promising research and to support its potential publication in the Journal.
In addition, conference participants may now opt for a fast-track publication pathway, an initiative that expedites the review process by combining the insight of conference attendees and journal reviewers.
While both the Journal and the Conference continue to evolve, they remain grounded in a shared commitment to:
If you are interested in hosting the EUFIN – Conference of AinE, please get in touch with us via email at f.kalogirou@ucp.pt.
| Edition | Year | Hosting Institution | Organizing Committee Chair | Conference Chair | AinE Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2005 | University of Regensburg, Regensburg, DE | Axel Haller & Brigitte Eirle | Brigitte Eirle | Peter Walton |
| 2nd | 2006 | Open University, Milton Keynes, UK | Peter Walton | Brigitte Eirle | Peter Walton |
| 3rd | 2007 | ESSEC, Cergy, FR | Peter Walton | Brigitte Eirle | Peter Walton |
| 4th | 2008 | Lund University, Lung, SW | Kristina Artsberg | Brigitte Eirle | Peter Walton |
| 5th | 2009 | University of Catania, Catania, IT | Giuseppe D. Caruso, Elisa R. Ferrari | Brigitte Eirle | Peter Walton |
| 6th | 2010 | University of Stirling, Stirling, UK | Lisa Evans, Ioannis Tsalavoutas | Brigitte Eirle | Lisa Evans |
| 7th | 2011 | Bamberg University, Bamberg, DE | Brigitte Eirle | Brigitte Eirle | Lisa Evans |
| 8th | 2012 | Prague University of Economics and Business, Prague, CZ | Marcela Žárová | Brigitte Eirle | Lisa Evans |
| 9th | 2013 | University of Valencia, Valencia, ES | Araceli Mora & Begona Giner | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Lisa Evans |
| 10th | 2014 | University of Regensburg, Regensburg, DE | Axel Haller | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Paul André |
| 11th | 2015 | ESSEC, Paris, FR | Paul André, Andrei Filip | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Paul André |
| 12th | 2016 | University of Fribourg, Fribourg, CH | Frank Missonier | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Paul André |
| 13th | 2017 | University of Florence, Florence, IT | Francesco Mazzi, Lorenzo Dal Mazo | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Paul André |
| 14th | 2018 | Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, SW | Niclas Hellman | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Araceli Mora |
| 15th | 2019 | Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, AS | Eva Eberhartinger | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Araceli Mora |
| - | 2020 | COVID | - | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Araceli Mora |
| 16th | 2021 | University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK - Online | Ioannis Tsalavoutas | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Araceli Mora |
| 17th | 2022 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, PT | Fani Kalogirou | Yiannis Tsalavoutas | Andrei Filip |
| 18th | 2023 | University of Piraeus, Piraeus, GR | Seraina Anagnostopoulou | Fani Kalogirou | Andrei Filip |
| 19th | 2024 | University of Bologna, Bologna, IT | Marco Mattei, Lorenzo Dal Maso, Elonora Monaco, Antonio De Vito, Matteo Merlo | Fani Kalogirou | Andrei Filip |
| 20th | 2025 | University of Bristol, Bristol, UK | Paul André | Fani Kalogirou | Andrei Filip |
